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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
2
A pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America is recited emphasizing one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The text affirms loyalty to the republic and the belief in equal rights for everyone.
Mrs J A Zook of Fresno California requests their record be sent to 525 West Seaside Street Long Beach as they take their annual summer vacation due to the hot Fresno weather.
Nebraska population ten years ago stood around 1 205 866 in 1980. Earlier estimates put the state at about 1 310 000, but latest counts show roughly 1 155 979, a figure below the US smallest city with over a million. Los Angeles remains far above Nebraska.
An eastern inventor built a steam wagon to replace slow oxteams across the Nebraska plains before the Union Pacific era. It began well from Nebraska City but broke down after eight or ten miles. A bronze marker on a large boulder marks the spot where the machine failed and the effort ended.
Wilbur Green endured a severe goose pimples episode from Sunday night to Monday morning while grain cars were moved to reach elevators. He lost a billfold containing more than $385 in the process, then recovered it as the episode subsided.
The Methodist church program by vacation Bible school students Sunday morning drew praise for singing and service. An offering for the four Jansen students who led the school totaled a little over 2000 dollars, prompting reflections on modest wages and spiritual dividends.
Miss Meryne of Fairbury announces a Class of 1921 reunion at the Girl Scout Cabin in the city park on July 10 1940 at 6 30 PM. Members and families are invited to attend with a picnic meal.
Mrs Otho Jennings reports that her husband reached Mare Island California by Monday and hopes to find employment in the navy yards later. He visited his grandparents and other relatives in Fresno en route.
Mr and Mrs Rolf Beckman and son Wease plan to move from Fairbury to Oregon by car Friday to establish a new home. The move will leave a gap in the community as Rolf handles hanging wallpaper painting and other carpentry trades.
The Diller band presented an engaging program last Saturday night on Main Street. Mrs. Frank Cully performed The Perfect Waltz, Reuben Fandere read Three Trees, with band accompaniment. Carl Johnson wrote the words for both specials and Ingalabe arranged the music, both from Marysville.
Wendell Fanders of Grand Island, an amateur aviator, earned a passenger license last Monday. He piloted his two passenger Travelaire from Grand Island to Lincoln to pick up his sister Mise Gretchen, then flew to Diller to visit parents Mr and Mrs D V Fanders at Beo Roeks airport near town. The trip took about five minutes from Lincoln to Diller.
In Atlanta Jack Dempsey knocked out Clarence Luttrell in the second round of a grudge bout before about 15 000 fans. In Jersey City Max Baer finished off Tony Galento in the eighth round drawing roughly 30 000 spectators. The winner bets to face Joe Louis in September.
Alvin W. Snyder, chairman of the Jefferson county agricultural conservation program, cites the Ever Normal Granary as a national safeguard. He argues U S farmers store vast surpluses in farms and warehouses to defend against lean years and crop failures.
The article traces Wendell L. Willkie as the Republicans’ presidential nominee who helped lose power in 1982. It notes his 1932 support for Roosevelt and Democratic ticket, his 1926 opposition, and his late 20th century party registration. Born February 28 1892 in Elwood Indiana, educated at Indiana University.
A passage recounts Martin Luther’s realization that salvation comes by faith, not law, starting with his encounter in Rome and the pull of Scripture. It notes his pilgrimage on the Sacred Stair and the voice proclaiming “The just shall live by faith,” marking his shift to Christ as savior.
Obscure biographical notes describe an Oberlin alumnus admitted to the Indiana bar in 1916 who practiced in Elwood Akron and New York and became president of Commonwealth Southern in 1933. A family marriage to Edith Wilk and a son Phillip are listed along with scattered local news about bank robbery in Wilber, medical digest on the stomach, wheat tests in Jefferson County, and social commentary on US politics and Germany.
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